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Program Features
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applies paragraph and character style sheets
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recognizes fractions and reformats them using the appropriate kerning, point size and vertical offset
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style sheets applied in Excel are used to format QuarkXPress document
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capitalizes words in product descriptions unless the word is in a list of exceptions
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imports an EPS file for each barcode and resizes it if necessary
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product and UPC number of missing barcodes are output to text file for easy batch creation
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anchors and aligns imported barcodes
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preferences to define capitalization exceptions and barcodes' location
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removes additional spaces
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links text boxes
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adjusts modification date on document footer
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removes extra pages from end of document, after prompting user
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Notes
There was an overall increase in the efficiency of creating the catalogue for several reasons:
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eliminates graphic artist's involvement in editing the description and other information
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allows a much greater amount of typographical flexibility because the formatting is handled on a large scale by the computer
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speed in producing a section of the catalogue is reduced from several days' work to a coffee break
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Software
QuarkXPress 4.1, Microsoft Excel 98, MacOS 9.1, Applescript
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